ICC World Cricket League Division Two 2018
The ICC World Cricket League Division Two 2018 was the fourth edition of this one-day cricket competition and took place between February 8 and 15, 2018 in Namibia . The competition was part of the ICC World Cricket League 2012-18 . It also served as the qualifying tournament for the 2018 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier . In the final, the United Arab Emirates prevailed against Nepal with seven runs.
Attendees
A total of 6 teams took part in the tournament. Of these, the teams that took places 5 to 8 at the ICC World Cricket League Championship 2015-17 qualified :
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At the tournament of the third division of the World Cricket League in 2017 :
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format
In a group stage, each team played against each other. The winner of a game received two points, and a tie or no result received one point. The first two of the group qualify for the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 and contested a final. The third and fourth placed remain in Division Two and play in the ICC World Cricket League Division Two 2019 . The fifth and sixth placed climbed to Division Three and participated in the ICC World Cricket League Division Three 2018 .
Stages
Venues of the competition |
The following stages were designated as the venues
| Stadion | city | capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Affies Park | Windhoek | 1,000 |
| Wanderers Cricket Ground | Windhoek | 7,000 |
| United Ground | Windhoek | 1,000 |
Preliminary round
| Division Two | Sp. | S. | N | NO | P | NRR |
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.svg){kind=small} Nepal
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5 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 8th | −0.124 |
 Ver. Arab. Emirates
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6th | +1.034 |
 Canada
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6th | +0.867 |
 Namibia
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6th | +0.566 |
 Oman
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4th | −0.508 |
 Kenya
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −1,834 |
| February 8 scorecard |
Windhoek (WCG) |
Ver. Arab. Emirates 309-8 (50) |
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Kenya 91 (32.4) |
| The Ver. Arab. Emirates wins with 218 runs | ||||
| February 8 scorecard |
Windhoek (AP) |
Namibia 138 (34.2) |
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Nepal 139-9 (49.2) |
| Nepal wins with 1 wicket | ||||
| February 8 scorecard |
Windhoek (UG) |
Oman 106 (27.4) |
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Canada 108-2 (15.4) |
| Canada wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| February 9 scorecard |
Windhoek (WCG) |
Canada 209 (49.2) |
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Ver. Arab. Emirates 186 (45) |
| Canada wins with 23 runs | ||||
| February 9 scorecard |
Windhoek (AP) |
Nepal 138 (46) |
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Oman 139-4 (35.1) |
| Oman wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| 9/10 February scorecard |
Windhoek (UG) |
Kenya |
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Namibia |
| No result | ||||
| February 11th scorecard |
Windhoek (WCG) |
Oman 164 (48.5) |
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Namibia 165-8 (49.4) |
| Namibia wins with 2 wickets | ||||
| February 11th scorecard |
Windhoek (AP) |
Canada 186 (49.2) |
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Kenya 127 (39.1) |
| Canada wins with 59 runs | ||||
| February 11th scorecard |
Windhoek (UG) |
Ver. Arab. Emirates 114 (31) |
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Nepal 115-6 (28.5) |
| Nepal wins with 4 wickets | ||||
| February 12 scorecard |
Windhoek (WCG) |
Kenya 177-8 (50) |
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Nepal 178-7 (50) |
| Nepal wins with 3 wickets | ||||
| February 12 scorecard |
Windhoek (AP) |
Ver. Arab. Emirates 159 (46) |
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Oman 113 (36.5) |
| The Ver. Arab. Emirates wins with 46 runs | ||||
| February 12 scorecard |
Windhoek (UG) |
Namibia 268-8 (50) |
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Canada 251-8 (50) |
| Namibia wins with 17 runs | ||||
| February 13 scorecard |
Windhoek (UG) |
Kenya 110 (30.1) |
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Namibia 111-2 (16) |
| Namibia wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| February 14th scorecard |
Windhoek (WCG) |
Canada 194-8 (50) |
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Nepal 195-9 (50) |
| Nepal wins with 1 wicket | ||||
| February 14th scorecard |
Windhoek (AP) |
Ver. Arab. Emirates 247-6 (50) |
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Namibia 228 (49.4) |
| The Ver. Arab. Emirates wins with 19 runs | ||||
| February 14th scorecard |
Windhoek (UG) |
Kenya 200 (49.5) |
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Oman 184-8 (41.1 / 42) |
| Oman wins with 2 wickets ( D / L method ) | ||||
Placement games
Play for 5th place
| February 15 scorecard |
Windhoek (UG) |
Kenya 253 (49.5) |
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Oman 257-5 (47) |
| Oman wins with 5 wickets | ||||
3rd place match
| February 15 scorecard |
Windhoek (AP) |
Canada 247-4 (50) |
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Namibia 198 (47.5) |
| Canada wins with 49 runs | ||||
final
| February 15 scorecard |
Windhoek (WCG) |
Ver. Arab. Emirates 277-4 (50) |
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Nepal 270-8 (50) |
| The Ver. Arab. Emirates wins with 7 runs | ||||
Closing table
| Item | team | annotation |
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| 1 |
Ver. Arab. Emirates
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Qualification for the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 |
| 2 |
Nepal
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| 3 |
Canada
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Remaining in ICC World Cricket League Division Two 2019 |
| 4th |
Namibia
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| 5 |
Oman |
Relegation to ICC World Cricket League Division Three 2018 |
| 6th |
Kenya
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Explanation of the abbreviations: Col. = games; S = victories; N = defeats; U = tie; NR = No Result; P = points; NRR = Net Run Rate